The Azmeri resided in a chain of mountains in western Wraeclast known as the Azmerian Ranges. They had a primitive culture based on oral tradition. Their chieftains were selected by putting aspiring leaders through a labyrinth of beasts and traps to test their strength, wisdom, and spirit. The Azmeri worshipped their own gods, though many also worshipped the Vaal goddess Arakaali, and some (such as Tarcus Veruso) may have followed the Templar faith. Many of the Azmeri were enslaved by followers of the Vaal god Ralakesh long before the two civilizations established peaceful relations.
Around 900 BIC a Vaalish embassador made peaceful contact with the Azmeri, and for the next five hundred years the Vaal helped elevate their civilization into a cohesive culture of settlement, agriculture and literature. Following the Fall, the Azmeri took in the few Vaal survivors and integrated them into their civilization.
Four hundred years later, Tarcus Veruso led the Azmeri down from the mountains and into the ruins of the Vaal civilization, where he established the Eternal Empire. An inscription by the Order of the Djinn suggests that a young Azmerian named Egrin had visions that may also have been involved in leading the Azmeri down from the mountains.
